PARAPHILIA
noun. in the DSM-IV-TR, a carnal disorder wherein unusual or strange fantasies or actions are required for carnal arousal.
PASSIVE TOUCH
a type of touch marked by sensory experiences which take place whenever the viewer doesn't engage in movement. With regard…
PENDULAR KNEE JERK
an irregular knee-jerk reflex seen in clients with a lesion of the cerebellum, wherein the leg keeps moving frequently following…
PERCEPTUAL REPRESENTATION SYSTEM (PRS)
a memory system whose purpose is to recognize items and terms, permitting rapid identification of formerly encountered stimulants. Comprehensions are…
PERSON PERCEPTION
the procedures by which individuals think about, approve, and assess other individuals. An imperative factor of it is the attribution…
PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY
the department of industrial and organizational psychology which deals with the choosing, assignment, training, promotion, assessment, and counseling of workers.
PHENOMENON
noun. 1. a viewable occurrence or physical one. 2. with regard to philosophy, something interpreted by the senses. With regard…
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
the lowest level of Maslow's motivational hierarchy of needs, consisting of water, sleep, air, food, and other survival-based needs.
DECONSTRUCTION
Critical analysis. Mainly of literary text where there can be no reference for language and no grounding for truth claims.…
DELAY OF GRATIFICATION
Letting the immediate reward go so a better reward is gotten later. Compare immediate gratification.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
Branch of psycholinguistics looking at language acquired by children.
DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
Prediction relating to the direction of experimental scores from one group will differ to another group.
DISCUSSION METHOD
A method of teaching where teacher and students actively partake in the learning process.
DISTANCE CUE
An auditory or visual cue to determine the distance to an object. See depth cue.
DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION RELATIONSHIP
Social relationship in groups with a leader or a dominant member with priority of access to resourcesover more subordinate members.
DUAL ATTITUDES
The two attitudes held by a person about the same object that are in contradiction with each other.
DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY
1. Any system of psychology that looks at drive and motivation. 2. Theory of psychology emphasising causation and motivation relating…